diff --git a/resources/ansible/roles/evm_node/templates/evm_node.service.j2 b/resources/ansible/roles/evm_node/templates/evm_node.service.j2
index a9c0f515..debbc705 100644
--- a/resources/ansible/roles/evm_node/templates/evm_node.service.j2
+++ b/resources/ansible/roles/evm_node/templates/evm_node.service.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ After=network.target
 [Service]
 User=ant
 Environment=ANVIL_IP_ADDR={{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }}
+Environment=ANVIL_PORT=4343
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/{{ bin_name }}
 Restart=always